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EU smart grid preparations lag technology advances
20 October 2011The EU needs to do much more if it is to achieve sustainable electricity supplies managed by smart grids across the bloc's 27 member states, according to experts.
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IFC launches mechanism to fund clean-tech start-ups in developing world
20 October 2011The International Finance Corporation (IFC) is piloting a mechanism to invest in early stage clean-tech companies 'home grown' in the developing world, and to help start-ups in industrialised countries begin operations in low-income countries.
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EU backs project bonds for green energy infrastructure
20 October 2011The European Commission is proposing to back project bonds that will make it easier to build and finance cross-border power lines and ultimately create an EU-wide power network.
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Ceres offers investors 'water gauge', praises Nestle, Rio Tinto
19 October 2011Investor coalition Ceres has launched a tool to help investors manage water risks across their investment portfolios.
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Offshore wind drives record project finance quarter – BNEF
14 October 2011Investors poured a record $41.8 billion into utility-scale renewable energy projects in the third quarter of 2011, driven by a surge in offshore wind, according to analysis firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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F&C raises €30m into climate fund
13 October 2011F&C Investments has reached the first close of a private equity fund-of-funds that focuses on climate change investment, attracting a total of €30 million ($41 million) from three unnamed institutional investors.
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CSSP launches portal for SRI market
13 October 2011Sustainability consultancy CSSP has launched an online portal to bring together information about the wide range of organisations active in socially responsible investment (SRI).
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SAM water fund marks 10th anniversary with outperformance
11 October 2011An investor who put money into the launch of SAM's Sustainable Water Fund 10 years ago would have beaten its benchmark by 26.52% after fees, the Switzerland-based asset manager said today.
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Stoxx ESG index looks to launch investable products
11 October 2011Index provider Stoxx is in talks to launch exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on its most recent environmental, social and governance (ESG) index family, which is weighted by sustainability rather than traditional measures of stock liquidity.
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US loan guarantees drive a spike in clean energy project finance
06 October 2011Global clean energy project finance rose to a record $49.9 billion last quarter, as US developers rushed to take advantage of a cash grant programme that is soon to expire, according to data from VB Research.